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Hunkpapa Lakota (Sioux) Pictorial Tobacco Bag

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Art - Bead Work Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:12,000.00 - 16,000.00 USD
Hunkpapa Lakota (Sioux) Pictorial Tobacco Bag
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Classic Swallowtail style favored by Sitting Bull’s band of Hunkpapa Lakota. Beadwork depicts a dismounted Warbonnet Warrior engaged in battle, arrows flying toward him. Surrounded by enemy horse tracks, he wields a revolver in each hand protecting his wounded horse. The blue roan stallion on the opposite side of the bag wears a pad saddle and has two wounds on the hip, with an arrow protruding from one. His tail is tied up and bound for battle. 32” long overall x 7” wide.

"Beaded tobacco bags were an essential feature of male regalia, holding their sacred pipe smoking regalia and often depicting their notable deeds." -Cathy A. Smith, Lakota Historian, Cowgirl Hall of Fame Honoree.